Biathlon World Cup: Grotian and Riethmüller cheer at the annual finals!

Biathlon World Cup: Grotian and Riethmüller cheer at the annual finals!

At the spectacular biathlon World Cup in Le Grand-Bornand on December 22, 2024, Tyrolean Lisa Hauser ensured a conciliatory conclusion when she took the 12th place in the overall start of the women, although she had two shooting errors. Regrettably, Hauser was the only athlete from Austria in competition, which limited her chances of a top 10 placement that she had to give up in the final meters. The 20-year-old German Selina Grotian secured her first World Cup victory at the mass start and, despite a penalty round, prevailed with 12.7 seconds before her flawless teammate Franziska Preuss, who took second place. Paulina Batovska Fialkova from Slovakia fought third place.

success of the men and other placements

In the men's category, the experienced Norwegian Tarjei Boe triumphed and got his 14th World Cup victory. He had previously had to watch in the previous runs in Le Grand-Bornand due to the strong competition in his own country. The 36-year-old showed a solid performance with just one mistake in the mass start and secured first place. Danilo Riethmüller shone with his first panel report and, as the second, got a strong performance with just four seconds behind Boe. Johannes Thingnes Boe completed the podium as third. These outstanding results underline Norway's dominant position in the biathlon and the enjoyable performance of the German athletes, as well as in the previous competitions, reports News.de

The World Cup, which took place in Annecy-le Grand Bornand until December 22, attracted numerous fans again this year. The interest in the biathlon competitions remains unbroken and the number of spectators shows steadily increasing odds on television. The German biathletes ended the first third of the season with remarkable achievements, including numerous podium places and the first World Cup victory for Grotian, such as Laola1 . The mood in the German team is optimistic because they will start the next challenges of the season with fresh forces and promising talents.